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Tarte aux pommes traditionnelle
Classic French apple tart
⏱ 75 minServes 8Easy380 kcal
A recipe from Le Chaudron — the cooking of France’s regions.
01 — Ingredients8 servings
1sheet of all-butter shortcrust pastry
8firm Golden Delicious apples
100 g (3½ oz)superfine sugar
50 g (2 oz)unsalted butter, in small pieces
30 g (1 oz)almond flour
1 tspground cinnamon
1 tbsplemon juice
2 tbspapricot glaze
- 1 sheet of all-butter shortcrust pastry
- 8 firm Golden Delicious apples
- 100 g (3½ oz) superfine sugar
- 50 g (2 oz) unsalted butter, in small pieces
- 30 g (1 oz) almond flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp apricot glaze
Quantities scaled for — some (egg, lemon, garlic…) are rounded to what’s practical.
Serves 8. In the app, quantities adjust to the number of guests on their own — and the ingredients go straight to your shopping list.
03 — Method
- Line the tart pan with the pastry and prick the bottom with a fork.Making it from scratch? See the shortcrust pastry — ≈ 15 min
- Sprinkle the almond flour over the bottom to soak up the apple juices.
- Peel and core the apples and slice 3 mm (⅛ in) thick.
- Toss with lemon juice so they don’t brown, then arrange in concentric circles.
- Sprinkle with the sugar mixed with cinnamon and dot with the butter.
- Bake for 40 minutes at 180 °C (350 °F) fan until the apples are golden and soft.
- Brush with the warmed apricot jelly for a glossy finish.
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